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kleptoparasitic

kleptoparasitic adjective: pertaining to kleptoparasitism.

Adjective

kleptoparasitic (comparative more kleptoparasitic, superlative most kleptoparasitic)

  1. Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.

Forms of kleptoparasitic

comparativemore kleptoparasitic
superlativemost kleptoparasitic

Origin of kleptoparasitic

From klepto- + parasitic.

Words formed from kleptoparasitic

Questions about kleptoparasitic

What does kleptoparasitic mean?
Kleptoparasitic means pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
What part of speech is kleptoparasitic?
Kleptoparasitic is an adjective.

Words near kleptoparasitic in the dictionary

  1. klepton
  2. kleptons
  3. kleptoparasite
  4. kleptoparasited
  5. kleptoparasites
  6. kleptoparasitic
  7. kleptoparasitically
  8. kleptoparasiting
  9. kleptoparasitism
  10. kleptoparasitize
  11. kleptoparasitized

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